Is My Turbo About To Die?

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Cheers guys will definately get him to write everything down this Saturday

Help much appreciated

[The Mafia]

Elite racing is right on the money mate. (He always is )

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Hi guys just an update

Came back from the workshop and he said that it was likely the actuator on the turbo that is stuffed overboosting the turbo causing it to whistle.

I advised him at first that it maybe the gasket between the manifold and Turbo so he opened the bonnet and reved it. He said if it was a leak he would have heard it.

So we then went for a spin and at times the boost would spike to around 13-14 psi and make that whistling noise. When the boost only when to 10 psi it wouldnt.

So his diagnosis was that since he had removed the boost controller and put the stock bits in and it was overboosting that it is probably the actuator that is stuffed causing the turbo to overboost and make that noise.

Opinions please? Sounds plausible? Should I get another workshop to look at it before I decide to shell out for a new turbo.'as he said I just may as well buy a new turbo.

Any help much appreciated

[J - Rad]

I would say hes probably telling you the truth. I've unfortunately got an exhaust leak from my rear turbo and the sound doesn't come or go, it's always there. You can hear the 'airy' sound on decel and it runs like a bucket of shit. Have him finish of his work and before you pay the bill ask him to come for a quick lap to see if it's still doing it.

[AngryRB]

  On 23/07/2011 at 2:30 AM, blah_blah said:

Hi guys just an update

Came back from the workshop and he said that it was likely the actuator on the turbo that is stuffed overboosting the turbo causing it to whistle.

I advised him at first that it maybe the gasket between the manifold and Turbo so he opened the bonnet and reved it. He said if it was a leak he would have heard it.

So we then went for a spin and at times the boost would spike to around 13-14 psi and make that whistling noise. When the boost only when to 10 psi it wouldnt.

So his diagnosis was that since he had removed the boost controller and put the stock bits in and it was overboosting that it is probably the actuator that is stuffed causing the turbo to overboost and make that noise.

Opinions please? Sounds plausible? Should I get another workshop to look at it before I decide to shell out for a new turbo.'as he said I just may as well buy a new turbo.

Any help much appreciated

I doubt you need a new turbo.. more like the actuator hasnt been put on properly or you have a leaking hose, why not get in there yourself and eliminate all these possible causes, source a second hand acutator and try it yourself

i leaking hose would give you overboost, cost to replace =zip

get a bright light in there and look for any soot gather around the gaskets which = leaking gasket

make sure you dont have some garrett highflow, i never knew myself until i was told,

you dont have a cheap split dump pipe do you?

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Just an update guys!

So after 2 weeks of being told the noise is my boost controller, then my turbo , then my actuator and dismissing that it can't posssibly be the gasket between the turbo and manifold, I dropped off the car to Rob at Sabbiddin Automotive to get the car checked out. I've had my car for their for mechanical work in the past and respect his professionalism.

I just received a call from Rob just then and hey prestoooo...It's the gasket between the turbo and manifold, and that there's a bit of shoddy work from the previous work

Regardless I'll be eventually getting a new turbo soon, but didn't appreciate the advice from the previous workshop even after telling him what was the problem.

So just a shout out to everyone that helped and especially Daniel from Elite Racing

I won't publicly name the workshop as that isn't appropriate & allowed and to a certain extent everyone makes mistakes, but I will say this workshop is in the South-eastern suburbs of Melbourne and is a workshop referred onto by one of the top Tuners in Melbourne that is regarded on this forum.

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[The Dan]

  On 28/07/2011 at 3:45 AM, blah_blah said:

Just an update guys!

So after 2 weeks of being told the noise is my boost controller, then my turbo , then my actuator and dismissing that it can't posssibly be the gasket between the turbo and manifold, I dropped off the car to Rob at Sabbiddin Automotive to get the car checked out. I've had my car for their for mechanical work in the past and respect his professionalism.

I just received a call from Rob just then and hey prestoooo...It's the gasket between the turbo and manifold, and that there's a bit of shoddy work from the previous work

Regardless I'll be eventually getting a new turbo soon, but didn't appreciate the advice from the previous workshop even after telling him what was the problem.

So just a shout out to everyone that helped and especially Daniel from Elite Racing

I won't publicly name the workshop as that isn't appropriate & allowed and to a certain extent everyone makes mistakes, but I will say this workshop is in the South-eastern suburbs of Melbourne and is a workshop referred onto by one of the top Tuners in Melbourne that is regarded on this forum.

to the SAU Community

Glad to help. It's good that you found someone to sort it out for you. I was going to suggest someone when you asked but thought again about it. I was absolutely certain it was going to be that gasket so it is a good thing you persisted with it or you end up like every other poor bastard around.....even poorer and still without a fixed car.

Rule #2 is: If it smells like shit, feels like shit and tastes like shit....it's most likely not going to be a cheese sandwich

[wolverine]

Sweet.

[Rolls]

Excellent!

You can put your boost controller back and run 10-12psi again now.

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Thanks guys

Just picked up the car and it feels great again. Rob said some bolts were missing, some bolts not tight, hoses weren't in properly ahhh i just had to laugh.

Now its time to save up for some ID 1000 injectors and a Hypgear turbo